June 9, 1916. 
Weel Vel G KER Y 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE and Reminder 7 
17 W. 42D ST., NEW YORK 
SUMMER ADDRESS : 
BEVERLY FARMS 
Telephone 142 
Taught by the Inventor of the 
Inactivity in Topsfield 
MPROVEMENT of the John S. Lawrence house at 
Old City Mills in Topsfield gives the owner a spacious 
sun parlor leading from the living room. It shows an 
octagon-shaped front. On each side there has been made 
a brick terrace, with steps of brick leading to lower grass 
terraces. While not extensive, the alterations will greatly 
improve the house. The changes were planned by Law- 
rence & Wambolt of Boston. 
Magnolia Not Active This Season 
GENERAL remodelling of one of the MacDonald cot- 
tages on Fuller street in Magnolia for Miss Margaret 
L. Corlies, its new owner, has so changed the house that 
its former appearance has been entirely lost, and to great 
advantage, since the alterations have resulted in a cottage 
of most attractive look. Field stone has been used for 
a porch and entrance steps, and with excellent results. 
The roof lines now are gambrel in type, with gables on 
the front elevation. A rear porch, glass-enclosed, com- 
mands a splendid view of the harbor and beach between 
Coolidge’s Point, Manchester, and Magnolia village. Miss 
Corlies secures by the alterations a large living hall, with 
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Work Done at Your Residence 
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stairs placed in one corner and with a bay and other 
windows from which extended ocean views are possible. 
The living room is equally well favored in its situation and 
in the matter of fine outlook. It opens’ upon piazzas on 
the water side of the house. ‘The dining room is quaint 
in its treatment of cupboards and the like and the service 
part of the house has been greatly improved. Up-stairs 
rooms show alterations for the better, with new baths 
included. All of these changes were planned by Miss 
Corlies herself and were made under her personal supe;- 
vision by H. N. Hanson of Gloucester. 
Other than Miss Corlies’s cottage, little in the way of 
change is found at Magnolia, although the new block of 
shops on Lexington avenue is notable. It occupies the 
site of the old Magnolia Hotel, which was burned several 
years ago. The building is long and of only a single 
story and it includes about ten shops, which are of good 
width and considerable depth. The block is of plaster 
for exterior finish and a_ pergola-topped terrace runs 
across its entire front, broken in the middle by a pediment 
supported by massive square columns, plaster finished. 
Custance Brothers of Lexington are building the series 
of shops for the owner, Mrs. Annie M. Ryan of Brook- 
line. 
New Tea House at Wenham Informally Opened Tomorrow 
WENHAM'S Tea House, “Sign of the Tabby Cat aad 
the ‘I'ea Kettle” will be the scene of a social gather- 
ing tomorrow from 4 o'clock on into the evening, of the 
members of the Village Improvement Society, when they 
will meet informally to open the beautiful new tea house 
which has been built this winter. The tea house will be 
opened for the general public next Monday, June 12. 
The society of efficient workers, including the summer 
residents and many of the local people, led by its presi- 
dent, Miss Helen C. Burnham ot “Overlook,” W enham, 
has spent the winter in work upon the new house, which 
is as near perfection as a tea house could possibly be. 
The architect has been Mr. Richardson of Salem. The 
whole affair carries out the colonial type, further em- 
phasized by the old-time lean-to. It is finished in duil 
white shingles, with quaint old brass-trimined green doors 
and plain green wooden shutters, on the top of which 
are painted cats and kettles. The blinds are especially 
attractive and cannot fail to draw the attention ot the 
passer-by. The tea room proper has a charming old col- 
onial fireplace, the ruddy glow trom which will blend 
cheerfully on cool days with the beautiful white and 
creamy color scheme of the room. his large room 1s 
decorated with a handsome frieze, the quaint figures ana 
mottoes of which are copyrighted by the tea room associ- 
ation. ‘Chis attractive frieze (also used in the old tea 
house) has been adapted by Mrs. John Appleton Burn- 
ham (Grace Luther) the well known artist of Marble- 
head, to which she has added original panels. = Mrs. 
Burnham has been busily engaged the past weeks in en- 
deavoring to get the paintings finished by this Saturday. 
She is a daughter-in-law to Mrs, John A. Burnham oi 
“Overlook,” Wenham. At one end of the tea room is 
the Woman’s Exchange with its quaint little glass cases 
and closets all in white. The friends and patrons of the 
old tea house will remember that the articles handled are 
of the highest grade possible. Besides the collection of 
gift shop novelties there is always the stock of home- 
made articles from Wenham. Some of their specialties 
are quilted silk puffs, crib quilts, dinner cards and in- 
expensive favors for children’s parties. Opening from 
the large tea room proper is a small glass enclosed pri- 
vate room for card parties or special luncheons. A large 
screened porch is also a feature of the place. But, dear 
to the hearts of the association and the culinary artist, 
Mrs. Philip. Downes of Boston, who will be in charge 
again this summer, is the kitchen with its large and com- 
modious serving room and stock room. These represent 
the last word in sanitary up-to-dateness that can be found 
anywhere on the North Shore. An attractive apartment 
has been made up-stairs for the manager and her family 
to live in. An interesting social feature of the place is 
that some of the members of the summer colony and 
other members of the society are always present as hos- 
tesses each afternoon during the season. The Wenhai4 
Village Improvement society had its origin as long ago 
as 1890. The new house is just around the corner from 
the old tea house which is still standing next to the Vil- 
lage church. 
Work done at your residence if desired, anywhere 
from Manchester to Pride’s. Children’s hair-cutting a 
specialty. J. Vasconcellos, barber, Central sq., Manches- 
ter. Tel. 53-J. adv, 
